Chapter 18

At noon, she prepared lunch and called Nicholas; however, she discovered that he wouldn't be returning for lunch. To prevent such a situation from happening again, she called Luna in the early afternoon to inquire about Nicholas's trip. She was informed that Nicholas's 4 o'clock flight was about to leave the country, and he wouldn't be back for at least three days. This meant that for the next three days, she wouldn't have to face him or come to the mansion; she could move freely for three days.

It was obviously a happy thing, but for some reason, that feeling of joy only lingered in her heart for a few seconds, replaced by a sense of loss. He probably went abroad with his fiancée, Miss Armani, and thinking about it, she felt ridiculously concerned.

Who he was taking and what that had to do with her? With a holiday approaching, he naturally couldn't waste it. At 5:30 in the evening, she picked up the phone and invited Alice to dinner. Since Alice was single and had no boyfriend, she a